US government aims to prevent cyberattacks on refrigeration systems

Key points

• • The press release states that refrigeration and cold chain monitoring systems accessible from the internet can be at risk, as hackers can remotely interfere and cause widespread inventory loss and equipment hazards.
• • The announcement specifies that hackers can target certain refrigeration system flaws and then alter temperatures that can create fire hazards, cause inventory loss or indirectly harm consumers who eat a product after unsafe storage.
• • Dive Insight: After a string of cyberattacks in Europe, the U.S. federal government is looking to prevent similar attacks stateside.